Il GOVERNO di UNITÀ NAZIONALE: quando DC e PCI governarono INSIEME (1978-79)

➡ BUY "World War II in 50 Whys"! https://linktr.ee/LaStoriaSulTubo2 For the first time in the history of the Republic, Communists and Christian Democrats attempted to govern together. But was Italy ready for this turning point? ► SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://steadyhq.com/it/lastoriasultu... At the end of the 1970s, Italy was an exhausted country. Terrorism was rampant, the economy faltered, inflation devoured wages and savings, while the political system seemed incapable of responding. The death of Aldo Moro in May 1978 was the definitive shock: a blow that brought the Republic to its knees, but at the same time forced all political forces to acknowledge the gravity of the situation. It was from this awareness that the national unity government led by Giulio Andreotti was born, supported—for the first and only time in the history of the Republic—by Enrico Berlinguer's Italian Communist Party. The new government began by addressing the most pressing issue: the economic crisis. Austerity became the guiding principle of Italian economic policy. Cuts, savings, tax reforms, controls on consumption, and attempts to bring inflation back to acceptable levels marked the daily lives of Italians. In 1978, the lira finally stabilized at around 12%, while the tax system definitively entered the lives of citizens with acronyms such as IRPEF, IRPEG, and ILOR. But every success brought with it new problems: the measures adopted were unpopular and generated discontent among all the parties supporting the government. Some reforms, such as the rent reform—the fair rent law—produced disastrous results, fueling the black market and worsening hardship in large cities. The new National Health Service, created with the goal of guaranteeing free healthcare for all, immediately encountered profound inefficiencies, waste, and disorganized management in the regional health authorities. Other reforms, however, marked fundamental milestones: the Basaglia law abolished mental hospitals and revolutionized the treatment of psychiatric patients, one of the most important steps in the history of Italian civil rights. But the real crisis was not merely economic: it was political. Discontent was growing within the political parties. The PCI realized that, despite its crucial support, the Communist presence was not translating into profound social reforms. Bettino Craxi's PSI, determined to pursue an autonomous and reformist path, prepared to upset the balance. Meanwhile, the division of public offices based on political affiliation infected the state, fueling scandals and corruption. Even President Giovanni Leone was forced to resign after unproven accusations, making way for the beloved figure of Sandro Pertini. Governance becomes increasingly fragile. In 1979, after yet another tug-of-war between the PCI, PSI, and DC, the Andreotti government fell by a single vote in the Senate. Pertini dissolved the chambers: it marked the return to early elections. Thus ended the era of national solidarity, a unique experiment in Italian history, born at the most dramatic moment of the Republic and unable to survive its internal contradictions. This video clearly and in depth retraces the context that led to the birth of the national unity government, its reforms, its failures, its partial successes, and the decisive role of its key players: Andreotti, Berlinguer, Craxi, and Pertini. A journey through Italian politics in the 1970s, when for a moment it seemed possible to set aside ideological conflicts to save a country on the brink of collapse. ► Discord Server:   / discord   ► Instagram (@lastoriasultubo):   / lastoriasul…   ► TikTok (@lastoriasultubo): https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8tS7YR1/ ► Facebook:   / lastoriasultubo   =================================== 00:00 - The Post-Moro Era: The National Unity Government and Its Reforms 02:59 - The Parcelling and the First Corruption Scandals: Leone's Resignation and Pertini's Election 04:38 - The Reform of the PSI Under Craxi and Communist Discontent 05:42 - The End of National Solidarity and the Fall of Andreotti ====================================== STARRING: Francesco Furesi, Pietro Iacopo Benzi ARTISTIC DIRECTION: Francesco Furesi SCREENPLAY: Pietro Iacopo Benzi, Francesca Faverio, Francesco Furesi HISTORY CONTENT: Pietro Iacopo Benzi, Francesca Faverio PHOTOGRAPHY: Mattia Rossetti, Niccolò Gabbana, Niccolò Gabbana DIRECTED AUDIO: Edoardo Conti PA SET: Filippo di Francesco EDITING: Edoardo Conti PRODUCTION DESIGN: Erica Mora MOTION DESIGN: Francesco Furesi, Mattia Rossetti, Lauryn Stella Sardella STOCK FOOTAGE: Pietro Iacopo Benzi COVER: Simone Acquaroli SOUND DESIGN & MIX: Andrea Romani